East Newark Borough

Certificate of Occupancy Required

Certificate of Occupancy for resale (Certificate of Continued Occupancy) · East Newark Building & Construction Department (Construction Code Enforcement Department)

• Ten-year sealed smoke alarms within 10 feet outside each bedroom door, plus the usual basement and first floor locations near the stairs
• Carbon monoxide alarm (battery or plug-in) outside sleeping areas
• Portable fire extinguisher (2A:10B:C, no more than 10 lbs) mounted within 10 feet of each kitchen in the exit path (2021 checklist; state law dropped this in 2025)
• Covers on all switches, outlets and junction boxes
• Handrail on any stairs with more than three risers; guard railings where the drop is 30 inches or more
• Pressure relief discharge pipe on boilers and water heaters, ending 6 to 8 inches above the floor
• Working faucets and toilets
• Attached garage fire separation kept intact, with a fire-rated self-closing door into the house
• No double cylinder deadbolts on exit doors
• Gas piping strapped, shut-off valves near appliances, unused lines capped, no aluminum gas piping
• No broken or missing glass
• Sheds at least 3 feet from property lines
• Sidewalks, stairs, driveways, fences and garages in good repair; yard free of debris and overgrowth
• House numbers at least 4 inches tall and visible from the street
• Sound roof, leaders that drain away from the foundation, painted exterior walls, and repaired interior plaster, paint and floors

• Phone: 973-481-2902, ext. 232
• Timing: Borough recommends having the inspection done as soon as the sales contract is signed
• Application: https://www.boroughofeastnewark.com/_Content/pdf/forms/CO-Application.pdf

Smoke and CO alarm certificate Required

• Ten-year sealed battery smoke alarms (required since January 22, 2019) on each level and outside each sleeping area within 10 feet of bedrooms, on or near the ceiling
• Carbon monoxide alarm (battery, hard-wired or plug-in) outside each sleeping area within 10 feet of bedrooms, UL 2034 listed
• Borough handout (2020) still lists a 2A:10B:C portable fire extinguisher, no more than 10 pounds, mounted within 10 feet of each kitchen in the exit path; a kitchen-only extinguisher does not pass